Open AccessLinearly polarised planar inverted F‐antenna for Global Positioning System and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access applications
Author(s) -
Agarwal Mayank,
Singh Rajesh,
Meshram Manoj K.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0025
Subject(s) - microwave , antenna (radio) , global positioning system , ground plane , multi band device , optics , planar , physics , electrical engineering , materials science , optoelectronics , telecommunications , engineering , computer science , computer graphics (images)
A compact dual‐band planar inverted‐F antenna in conjunction with an inverted L‐shaped parasitic and reduced ground‐plane structure working in the GPS (Global Positioning System) band (1565–1585 MHz) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access band (3300–3800 MHz) is presented. The antenna meets the strict space requirements of the portable devices and the final design fits a volume of 100 × 24 × 9.7 mm 3 (L × W × H). It is composed of a series of branches, properly dimensioned and separated to generate the resonances at the desired frequencies. The antenna is fabricated using a 0.2 mm thick copper foil. The linearly polarised antenna exhibits good impedance matching performance, wide beam radiation pattern and high gain. Also, carrier‐to‐noise ratios for three different satellite locations, that is, 5°, 50° and 90° elevation are 47.58, 50.49 and 45.86 dB/Hz, respectively, at the centre frequency (1575 MHz) of GPS L1 band, which is well within the maximum allowable limit (50.5 dB/Hz) at room temperature.